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“Adults” has been renewed for Season 3 at FX and Hulu, Variety has learned.
The third season of the ensemble comedy will consist of 16 episodes, which is double the eight episodes the show aired for both its first and
second seasons. In addition, creators Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw have also set a new overall deal with FX Productions.
“We started working with FX over six years ago, back when Paul Baker was but a twinkle in all of our eyes,” said Kronengold and Shaw. “In the years since, John [Landgraf] and the rest of the team have taught us everything we know about how to lead, produce, and tell stories that make people feel like part of a community. They’ve become family, and we’re so glad to make it official — and to start yelling at them like we do our parents.”
“Adults” stars Malik Elassal, Lucy Freyer, Jack Innanen, Amita Rao, and Owen Thiele. Per the official logline, the show is “about a group of twenty-somethings in New York leaning on each other to navigate love, work, friendship and family. Samir (Elassal), Billie (Freyer), Paul Baker (Innanen), Issa (Rao) and Anton (Thiele) are five friends crashing together in Samir’s childhood home.”
Kronengold and Shaw are executive producers and showrunners on the series in addition to creating it. Nick Kroll, Sarah Naftalis, Jonathan Krisel, Alicia Van Couvering, and Rob Rosell also executive produce. FX Productions is the studio.
“Ben and Rebecca have elevated ‘Adults’ in every way, earning critical praise and a legion of devoted fans who have embraced the friend group as their own,” said Nick Grad, president of FX Entertainment. “’Adults’ showed significant growth in its sophomore year and we’ve seen the show inspire everything from memes to Halloween costumes, so the decision was easy – more episodes and a new deal at FX for Ben and Rebecca!”
Per FX, Season 2 was up 60% in viewership over Season 1 on Hulu and Disney+ globally through its first five weeks, while international viewership was up 100%. FX did not provide specific viewership numbers, however.
“Adults” has been well-received by critics and audiences since its original launch in 2025, with FX also releasing the standalone special “Marathon Day” in July 2026 ahead of the debut of Season 2. The show currently has an 88% critical approval rating across both seasons on Rotten Tomatoes. In her review of Season 2 for Variety, Alison Herman wrote, “‘Adults’ finally has its own momentum, largely generated by a cast whose rapport obviates the need for any sweeping statements about their generation.”
